Advances in Parasitology
- 1st Edition, Volume 112 - May 19, 2021
- Editors: David Rollinson, Russell Stothard
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 0 8 3 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 0 8 4 - 3
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 112, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more tradit… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Parasitology, Volume 112, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history. Chapters in this update include Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis: a reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savanna blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa, Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals, Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis, Genomic analysis reveals predominant clonality and progressive evolution at all evolutionary scales in eukaryotic pathogens, HTLV-I and Strongyloides: the worm lurking beneath, and more.
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of parasitology
- Includes medical studies of parasites of major influence
- Features reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which help shape current thinking and applications
PhD students, professors, scientists, health workers, government officers, and policy makers at various levels
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Methods
- 3: Results
- 4: Discussion
- 5: Conclusions and recommendations
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter Two: Macroscopic and microscopic imaging modalities for diagnosis and monitoring of urogenital schistosomiasis
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Impact of schistosomiasis on the urogenital system
- 3: Radiologic imaging
- 4: Microscopic-level imaging
- 5: Two-photon microscopy
- 6: Narrow-band imaging
- 7: Confocal laser endomicroscopy
- 8: Summary
- Chapter Three: Survival of metazoan parasites in fish: Putting into context the protective immune responses of teleost fish
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Fish immune system
- 3: Metazoan fish parasites (Figs 1–5)
- 4: Innate immune response of fish organs to metazoan parasites
- 5: Conclusions and future perspectives
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter Four: Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis: From parasite biology and immunology to diagnosis and control
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Taenia solium biology and epidemiology
- 3: Morbidity and economic impact associated with Taenia solium
- 4: Interventions to control and eliminate Taenia solium
- 5: Conclusions and future directions
- No. of pages: 226
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 112
- Published: May 19, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323900836
- eBook ISBN: 9780323900843
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David Rollinson
Professor David Rollinson is a Merit Research Scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he leads a research team in the Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories and directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for schistosomiasis. He has had a long fascination with parasites and the diseases that they cause, this has involved him in many overseas projects especially in Africa. He is on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel of parasitic diseases, the editor of Advances in Parasitology and a former President of the World Federation of Parasitologists. His research group uses a multidisciplinary approach, which combines detailed molecular studies in the laboratory with ongoing collaborative studies in endemic areas of disease, to explore the intriguing world of parasites in order to help control and eliminate parasitic diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Merit Research Scientist, The Natural History Museum, London, UKRS
Russell Stothard
Prof. Russell Stothard is Chair in Medical Parasitology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Chair in Medical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKRead Advances in Parasitology on ScienceDirect